Staying Happy in Unhappy Times
Pulling from the empirically based insights covered in her course Applying the Science of Happiness to Life Design, Cassie Mogilner Holmes offers tips to stay a bit happier during these […]
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Mindfulness Meditation Activates Altruism
Professors Akihiro Nishi and Michael Irwin published a paper entitled, Mindfulness Meditation Activates Altruism, regarding clinical evidence suggesting that mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety, depression, and stress, and improves emotion […]
The Loss Of Public Goods To Big Tech
Safiya U. Noble is an associate professor at UCLA, co-director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry and a faculty advisor to the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute. She is […]
Bedari Kindness Statement on Racial Justice
Statement on Racial Justice We at the Bedari Kindness Institute mourn the death of George Floyd and express our deepest condolences to the Floyd family and all his relations. […]
The Atlantic – America’s Epidemic of Unkindness
A new research institute at UCLA wants to start a virtuous cycle of generosity and do-gooding. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/how-be-kind/602488/
Los Angeles Times – New UCLA institute will study — and spread — kindness
Research by UCLA scientists already has shown that mindfulness and kindness actually alter the behavior of genes, turning down those that promote inflammation, which can lead to heart disease or […]